The Great Fire Wall of China is about to get a little bit taller. From the end of next month, overseas providers of virtual private networks (VPNs) will be blocked in China, state media has reported. Read more>>

China is currently struggling to compete with Southeast Asian countries in the global labor market. To solve this, the government plans to reduce pension rates for Chinese workers in order to make the nation’s manufacturing sector more competitive. ... Read More>>

Six of China’s airports were recently listed as having the best connectivity in the world. This means that it is relatively easy in China to transfer domestically or internationally in one of China’s major airports. ... Read More>>

In the recent past, having a mistress, or ‘xiaosan’ as they’re called in Chinese, has been a popular trend among men who take part in affairs outside of their marriage. Is it the pursuit of love or just mindless sex? ... Read More>>

It looks like the new law requiring real-name registration for cell phone plans is real after all! China’s major carriers recently announced that all plans will now require the user to sign up using real-name registration. ... Read More>>

A woman in Chengdu was tricked by a matchmaking company into purchasing an expensive membership. However, when she read the fine print, she realized those profiles were most likely fake and did not represent actual men the company had available for her. ... Read More>>

This article summarizes a few recent reports on Chinese outbound tourism. Chinese tourists are also changing their traveling and spending habits as more education youth travel abroad, and the negative image that many have of Chinese tourists is improving. ... Read More>>

China’s driver’s licenses run on a point system in which different violations can cost different amounts of points. Here are the 12 violations that will cost you 12 points–your entire license. ... Read More>>

Loan-sharks are now accepting naked photos as collateral damage for female college students and female professionals. If the woman cannot pay, the photos are copied and hundreds a day are sold on QQ. ... Read More>>

This translated articles lists the cities with the highest GDP in the first quarter of 2016 in China and examines each city’s economic growth rate. Shanghai had the largest GDP followed by Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Suzhou, Chengdu, ...... Read More>>

Young Chinese graduates are heading out into the workforce, but may face a bit of a wake-up call. They hope to get funding for their own startups, work at jobs with flextime and other soft benefits, and while being the most attractive person in the office. ... Read More>>

We all have that WeChat friend (or two) that posts sneakers for sale or tries to promote their restaurant ten times a day on WeChat Moments. For many Chinese users, the amount of spam posts and advertisements on Moments is getting to be too much. ... Read More>>

China plans to open an immigration office in the hope to attract more overseas talent. However, the elusive green card seems to still only be accessible for those making a fairly high salary for most living in China. ... Read More>>

In a short time, Beijing Bamboo Bicycles (BBB) has become a fixture of the Beijing bike scene. The studio makes helps volunteers make their own environmentally friendly bikes in a workshop space in Beijing. ... Read More>>

After receiving a bad review, a Didi driver posted a woman’s personal information on a porn site, saying that she was an “experienced sex worker,” in Guangzhou. The woman was harassed to such an extent that she had to go to the police for help. ... Read More>>

Webcasts in China are generally thought of as a step above pornography, but Suki’s story and interview shows that this is not always the case. Suki has become a famous webcast star in China by keeping it classy and having genuine online G-rated ...... Read More>>

Live.ly and musical.ly, two apps that are popular for European and American teens, were actually created by a 50-person Chinese team based in Shanghai. This translated article talks about the company’s rise to popularity in the West, and why the ...... Read More>>

A young Chongqing woman was kicked out of her boyfriend’s apartment for three days after her boyfriend’s mom suspected that she had physically abused him. In reality, she had only given him a few hickeys, but found it difficult to tell her boyfriend’s ...... Read More>>

Comments by Netizen on a recent Guangzhou rape case involving a Nanfang Daily reporter and female intern show that China has quite a ways to go when it comes to rape culture. Many Netizens blame the victim, ask why she didn’t fight back, and analyze her ...... Read More>>

Webcast stars are a huge phenomenon in Mainland China. Like in the West, online celebrities can make a living in China by hawking products online. The article recognizes the huge potential for the fast-growing market that revolves around webcast stars in ...... Read More>>